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Newly arrived Syrian refugees wait their turn to receive a mattresses, blankets and other supplies, and to be assigned to tents, at the Zaatari Syrian refugees camp in Mafraq, near the Syrian border with Jordan, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. UN officials say a spike in Syrian refugees fleeing to Jordan in the past week has seen about 21,000 new arrivals with Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp now hosting about 83,000 registered refugees. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)